RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
INDIVIDUAL DEFERRED VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACTS
OFFERED BY
MFS/RELIASTAR VARIABLE ACCOUNT
SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS DATED APRIL 30, 1996
The name of the insurance company issuer of variable life insurance contracts
offered by the Prospectus, Northwestern National Life Insurance Company, has
been changed to ReliaStar Life Insurance Company, effective August 1, 1996. The
name of the Separate Account has also been changed from MFS/NWNL Variable
Account to MFS/ReliaStar Variable Account, also effective August 1, 1996.
ReliaStar Life Insurance Company remains a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of
ReliaStar Financial Corp.
The date of this supplement is August 1, 1996.
